Ceretto to meet with Cuomo

Assemblyman John Ceretto, R-I-Lewiston, today
announced that he will meet with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to discuss the appointment
of a Niagara County resident to the New York Power Authority's board of
trustees in order to fill one of its vacancies. The meeting was scheduled after
Ceretto personally reached out to Cuomo earlier this year to express his
concerns about the board's exclusion of local representatives.

"I am pleased
that the governor has decided to meet with me to discuss the possibility of
appointing a Niagara County resident to NYPA's board of trustees," Ceretto
said. "Such an appointment would be a victory for Western New Yorkers who want
more control over the creation and utilization of their hydroelectric power."

The New York
Power Authority is the largest state-owned energy agency in the country.
Located in White Plains (Westchester County), it consists of energy brokers
selling power to government agencies, community-owned electricity systems,
rural electricity cooperatives, companies, and neighboring states. The Niagara
Power Project hydroelectric plants have a larger combined power-producing
capacity than the next four largest utilities in the state.

"A Niagara
County board member would be an asset to our region and would ensure that the
power produced at the largest electricity-producing plant in the state is used
to lower power costs in Western New York," Ceretto said. "This is a win-win for
local business and families now paying some of the highest energy rates in the
nation, and I encourage Governor Cuomo to consider appointing a Niagara County
representative to the NYPA board."